Amy Patterson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3586066 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy Patterson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy |
| FAMILY NAME | Patterson |
| SIGNATURE | PATTERSON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-1707-6407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Prioritizing population oral health through public policy in Australia
Dental caries, a non-communicable disease, is one of the most prevalent diseases globally and share common modifiable risk factors with obesity such as excess sugar intake. However, prioritization by governments to improve population oral health has been limited and is typically excluded from the discourse of public health policy development. Therefore, interventions that target dental caries can have other co-benefits including obesity preventio…
Dental Health Services Victoria value‐based health care principles for oral health models of care
Organisations looking to commence the value-based health care agenda can apply Dental Health Services Victoria's three key principles as a first step
What Motivates Young African Leaders for Public Engagement? Lessons from Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda
Politics and Anti-Politics of Social Movements
Making Sense of HIV in Southeastern Nigeria
Fictional narratives have rarely been used in medical anthropological research. This article illustrates the value of such narratives by examining how young people in southeastern Nigeria navigate the cultural resources available to them to make sense of HIV in their creative writing. Using thematic data analysis and narrative-based methodologies, it analyzes a sample (N = 120) from 1,849 narratives submitted by Nigerian youth to the 2005 Scenari…
Local terminology for medicines to treat fever in Bougouni District, Mali
Current household survey methods are likely to provide inaccurate estimates of appropriate treatment of febrile illness, and thus alternative approaches are recommended. In introducing new malaria treatments, malaria control programmes should differentiate recommended treatments from other medications through distinctive packaging, drug appearance and appropriate Bambara language terms
The Impact of Senegal's Decentralization on Women in Local Governance
RésuméCet article s'intéresse à un vide dans la littérature sur la decentralization africaine en examinant l'impact de la décentralisation sur la participation des femmes dans les collectivités locales. L'article enquête sur la représentation numérique des femmes dans les institutions décentralisées et sur les facteurs qui contribuent à cette représentation. Il utilise les données des élections municipales de 1996 au Sénégal et l'étude du cas d'u…
Making Sense of HIV in Southeastern Nigeria
Fictional narratives have rarely been used in medical anthropological research. This article illustrates the value of such narratives by examining how young people in southeastern Nigeria navigate the cultural resources available to them to make sense of HIV in their creative writing. Using thematic data analysis and narrative-based methodologies, it analyzes a sample (N = 120) from 1,849 narratives submitted by Nigerian youth to the 2005 Scenari…
The Impact of Senegal's Decentralization on Women in Local Governance
RésuméCet article s'intéresse à un vide dans la littérature sur la decentralization africaine en examinant l'impact de la décentralisation sur la participation des femmes dans les collectivités locales. L'article enquête sur la représentation numérique des femmes dans les institutions décentralisées et sur les facteurs qui contribuent à cette représentation. Il utilise les données des élections municipales de 1996 au Sénégal et l'étude du cas d'u…
What Motivates Young African Leaders for Public Engagement? Lessons from Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda
The Impact of Senegal's Decentralization on Women in Local Governance
RésuméCet article s'intéresse à un vide dans la littérature sur la decentralization africaine en examinant l'impact de la décentralisation sur la participation des femmes dans les collectivités locales. L'article enquête sur la représentation numérique des femmes dans les institutions décentralisées et sur les facteurs qui contribuent à cette représentation. Il utilise les données des élections municipales de 1996 au Sénégal et l'étude du cas d'u…
Local terminology for medicines to treat fever in Bougouni District, Mali
Current household survey methods are likely to provide inaccurate estimates of appropriate treatment of febrile illness, and thus alternative approaches are recommended. In introducing new malaria treatments, malaria control programmes should differentiate recommended treatments from other medications through distinctive packaging, drug appearance and appropriate Bambara language terms
Making Sense of HIV in Southeastern Nigeria
Fictional narratives have rarely been used in medical anthropological research. This article illustrates the value of such narratives by examining how young people in southeastern Nigeria navigate the cultural resources available to them to make sense of HIV in their creative writing. Using thematic data analysis and narrative-based methodologies, it analyzes a sample (N = 120) from 1,849 narratives submitted by Nigerian youth to the 2005 Scenari…
Politics and Anti-Politics of Social Movements
What Motivates Young African Leaders for Public Engagement? Lessons from Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda
Prioritizing population oral health through public policy in Australia
Dental caries, a non-communicable disease, is one of the most prevalent diseases globally and share common modifiable risk factors with obesity such as excess sugar intake. However, prioritization by governments to improve population oral health has been limited and is typically excluded from the discourse of public health policy development. Therefore, interventions that target dental caries can have other co-benefits including obesity preventio…
Dental Health Services Victoria value‐based health care principles for oral health models of care
Organisations looking to commence the value-based health care agenda can apply Dental Health Services Victoria's three key principles as a first step
Medicine (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Population (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Dental Health and Care Utilization (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (2 works) · Population health (2 works)